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One technique?

If you were allowed to use just one physical technique in an inescapable fight, what would that technique be?

This is not to say that the technique you name is inherently superior to any other, as it may simply be one you personally find you do well or have a high rate of success with. So no right or wrong here. I’m just curious to see the cross section of technique we deem as our “big guns”.

I'd try to lull the person into a false sense of security by apologising for whatever the issue is, shake their hand and then pull them onto my head butt. I've seen this done a number of times in crowded pubs/clubs and work very well.

That would be a choku-zuki (anywhere between throught and eyes roughly) for me. All alone it would preferrably be a gyaku-zuki, but ideally a jun-zuki introduced by a mae-geri (anywhere between the knee and the chest roughly would be ideal, depending on clothing).

A close spit into the face followed very quickly by a palm heel...naughty and not very nice but extremely effective as taught and ably demonstrated by one of our visiting SBS chaps when I was in Malta with the Navy. The local recipient was shocked, soiled and unconcious. enlightening!

THis is a very interesting post. I have a question. I know its nearly impossible to know exactly what the creaters of kata intended to do, but it seems the style I practice, most of the katas have quite a few shuto uke's (pinans, bassai dai, kanku-dai). Would the reason it is so prevelant be that it is a very effective, almost universally applicabe, initial technique, a shuto uko/forearm strike to the jaw/neck? For my personal technique, im torn between a low side kick, or a right cross/gyaku zuki to the head.

My answer is to say that any answer is both position and context dependent (). Obviously, the context will determine what is truly useful-- number of threats, presence of weapons, environmental context, angle of attack, threat awareness, and the threat context would all bear on a final answer. Point: I might use a different 'one thing' if tackled compared to a sudden rear naked choke.

The question seems to assume afrontal, threat of which I am aware of. So, if I had to pick just ONE thing I tend to privelege, I would list an 'eye jab' as either the opening for a crash entry to close quarter range (control scenario); or as the opening to a hard follow-up (i.e. palm heel) followed by running (escape scenario). I also like the slap, however, and the basic shin bark.

For me it would be Shuto Uke - any part of the whole movement! I would be looking for (and indeed be expecting from the other person if I wasn't making it) some form of 'attachment' with the other person.

This is a really tough question for me to answer! If I had to choose just one striking technique it would probably be empi-uchi--it can be used as a cover, it can be used to deflect incoming strikes, it can strike from multiple angles and it can strike while clinched. That said, the likelihood of me NOT also using knees, palm heel strikes or throws is pretty low :P